LG 635L Door-in-Door GS-V600MBLC

TLDR - 4.5 stars - very good - That being said, we are currently only 4 months in to ownership and lots can change over time. We also have had no modern fridge to compare it against. Competition - If Mitsubishi had a Japanese made fridge with plumbed ice and water, we likely would have purchased that instead based on that brand's excellent reviews even though it likely would have been significantly more expensive.

Dimensions - installed, our fridge is 178cm high, and 91cm wide. (You will want additional air gaps of 4+ cm on each side and above)

Price - we paid $1,888 in the black friday sales (Nov 2024) for this fridge from Retravision which included basic delivery to Brisbane.

Review - Overall, we really like this fridge and wish we had purchased a plumbed fridge far sooner. I personally prefer this fridge's side-by-side (freezer on left, fridge on right) design, compared to the french door fridge. The fact that the side-by-side is roughly half the cost of the french door equivalent makes for a compelling argument as well! I also like the fact that this fridge has switched back to a supposedly more reliable traditional 'smart' inverter versus the linear compressor - though this likely comes with a higher energy consumption.

The fridge is very good, but has a few quirks which I will enumerate below:

1) The supplied water filter which connects inline between water supply tap and the fridge is completely external, and is roughly the size of a 400ml water bottle. It is recommended to replace it every 6 months. We were able to hide the filter above the fridge in a cabinet and drill access holes for the water lines, along with an access port that enables us to turn off the water supply in order to replace the filter. The fridge is big and the last thing you want to be doing is having to pull out the fridge from its cavity every 6 months - so good access to the filter and the ability to easily turn off the water supply is paramount.

2) Water/ice dispenser has no drip or catch tray, and particularly when dispensing ice, be prepared to have a cloth handy to wipe up spills. I suspect the area immediately around the dispenser will rust over time.

3) There is only very limited cold water on hand at any time - the fridge does not have a cold water reservoir, and the amount of 'cold'-ish water on hand would be equivalent to the small volume in its internal plumbing. With that being said, you should have plenty of ice available in potentially 3 different forms: crushed, cubed, and the large craft/cocktail ice balls.

4) The large craft/cocktail ice balls that form each day are deposited in to a plastic draw at the top of the freezer. Unlike most fridge/freezer draws that traditionally have tabs or a lip to prevent inadvertently ejecting the whole draw when softly pulling at it, no such mechanism exists for this ice draw. It thus requires a bit of extra care to ensure the draw and/or its contents are not dropped.

I hope this review helps others and will update it accordingly should any problems arise.